Author:
Forsythe, Clarke D., 1958- author.
Edition Statement:First American edition.
ImprintNew York : Encounter Books, 2013.
Descriptionxiv, 477 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:The road to Roe : inside the Supreme Court -- The road to Roe : taking abortion into the courts -- The red flags the justices ignored : the embarrassing oral arguments in the abortion cases -- The abrupt expansion to viability (and beyond) -- The medical myth that drove the outcome in Roe (and its continuing impact) -- The American experience the justices overlooked -- The public health vacuum the justices created -- Detrimental reliance : the international data on the risks to women -- The costs of schizophrenia -- The public is not "polarized" over abortion : what most Americans can agree on -- Has Roe solved the problems it was supposed to solve for women? --What will happen on the day after Roe?
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-468) and index.
